Understanding planning · 13 min read
Planning application documents: what to read first
Understand planning application documents, officer reports and decision notices. Use a reading checklist, document table and worked example to inspect a case.
England · Local authority
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for City of London Corporation. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
1,476 approved · 4 refused · 42 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 4 Oct 2021 to 16 Sept 2026. Most recent record check: 28 Sept 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
Contact details were found on council pages. Check the source for opening hours and which enquiries the service handles.
Explore published planning boundaries and follow their source records for designation details. Coverage varies: an empty map does not mean there are no restrictions. Check the council’s current maps and documents before relying on a boundary.
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Data downloaded 14 Sept 2026. Display boundaries are simplified and indicative. Map record counts are not a complete count of designations or directions.
Sources: Planning Data conservation areas and Article 4 direction areas. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
65 Fleet Street London EC4Y 1HT
Received 28 Jul 2025Chartered Accountants Hall Moorgate Place London EC2R 6EA
Received 28 Jul 20256 - 11 Crescent London EC3N 2LY
Received 28 Jul 20256 - 11 Crescent London EC3N 2LY
Received 28 Jul 202565 Fleet Street London EC4Y 1HT
Received 28 Jul 2025Allianz House 60 Gracechurch Street London EC3V 0HR
Received 29 Jul 202585 Gracechurch Street London EC3V 0AA
Received 29 Jul 202561 - 65 Holborn Viaduct London EC1A 2FD
Received 29 Jul 2025Hill House 1 Little New Street London EC4A 3JR
Received 29 Jul 2025Chartered Accountants Hall Moorgate Place London EC2R 6EA
Received 29 Jul 2025Guildhall School of Music And Drama Silk Street London EC2Y 8DT
Received 29 Jul 2025Guildhall School of Music And Drama Silk Street London EC2Y 8DT
Received 29 Jul 2025158 - 170 Aldersgate Street London EC1A 4HT
Received 29 Jul 2025Tower 42 International Financial Centre 25 Old Broad Street London EC2N 1HQ
Received 29 Jul 202580 Farringdon Street London EC4A 4BL
Received 29 Jul 20252 Temple Gardens Middle Temple Lane London EC4Y 9AY
Received 29 Jul 202560 Queen Victoria Street London EC4N 4TZ
Received 30 Jul 2025Dining Wall Retail Unit Cheapside House 138 Cheapside London EC2V 6BJ
Received 30 Jul 202559 Carter Lane London EC4V 5AQ
Received 31 Jul 202530 Queen Street London EC4R 1BR
Received 31 Jul 202530 Queen Street London EC4R 1BR
Received 31 Jul 202530 Queen Street London EC4R 1BR
Received 31 Jul 202530 Queen Street London EC4R 1BR
Received 31 Jul 202530 Queen Street London EC4R 1BR
Received 31 Jul 2025Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
View all applicationsStart with the address or application reference. Open a record to read the proposal, dates and available documents, then check the official register for the latest plans and consultation details. If nothing appears, check coverage before treating the result as a complete planning history.
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These figures describe applications collected by PlanningTrack for City of London Corporation, across all dates currently available. They are a partial dataset, rather than an authority-wide performance measure. The date range does not establish continuous historical coverage.
The approval percentage is approved records divided by approved plus refused records. Pending, withdrawn and unknown outcomes are excluded. No percentage is shown until there is an approved or refused record.
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